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Sep 01, 2011

Mary Lou rated it:

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Oct 12, 2011

Crystal rated it:

I just finished reading this book at 2 am on a work night! What?!?! Now here I am writing a review at 2 am, listening to her "Come On Over" album. Haha. The book was easy to read and so interesting to read that it was hard to put down! I actually had no expectations for the book since I don't even like reading autobiographies/memoirs if it's not about a rock band with really bad boys, but I picked this up on a whim during a trip to the library because I liked the quote on the back on t More...

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Jul 11, 2011

Dale rated it:

I read this book because even though I am familiar with Twain's music I wanted to know more about her background. I am always interested in learning what it's like to live in Canada (in her case eastern Ontario), which she never left before moving to Nashville in 1992. She makes clear that she is writing her story as a catharsis of her emotional baggage; if I had to describe this process it would be a form of emotional exhibitionism. She seems compelled to tell everything and it gets a bit uncom More...

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Aug 27, 2011

Daniela rated it:

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In her revealing autobiography, multi-million dollar recording artist Shania Twain takes readers back to her humble beginnings in her hometown of Timmins, Ontario. Twain chronicles her earliest years, beginning with her troubling, poverty-afflicted childhood and following her slow but progressive rise to fame.

Twain is raw and unapolegetic, sharing with the reader her parents’ abusive relationship, the often horrific conditions her and her siblings lived in, and the unti More...

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Aug 03, 2011

Heather rated it:

After reading some of the reviews of this book I wanted to give my opinion of their thoughts. I did not find it hard to follow at all. I admit there were times she would backtrack in time on certain thoughts but would get back on track. I thought she wrote the book in a way that brought out her personality and who she is as a person not just another superstar. I admit there were times I thought she made excuses for her parents or even rationalized the abuse going on but on the other hand her par More...

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May 18, 2011

Kellie rated it:

I love reading autobiographies about various celebrities and influential people throughout our time. It is so interesting to read about someone who is famous but has had a life that is so different from what you would expect. Eilleen Thiebaud (aka Shania Twain) is no exception. She had a childhood of poverty, dysfunction and witnessed spousal abuse within her family. I believe the determination to pull herself out of this life and make it better was the driving force behind her success. I r More...

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Feb 19, 2012

Dawn rated it:

Who knew that this woman who once lived so far out in the bush in Canada and had such an impoverished childhood that food and running water was a luxury would grow up to be one of the top selling music artists of all time? I found her childhood story fascinating and not at all what I expected. She overcame a tremendous amount of adversity to get to where she is today. I couldn't imagine how she felt when she was thrust into the role of parent to her siblings in her early 20s due to the tragic pa More...

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Sep 22, 2011

Sarah rated it:

This is one of the worst books I've ever read, but I could not put it down...I'm not sure if it was because I bought it on an ereader and I didn't want the book to go to waste, or because I was curious how it would end (even though, from following tabloids, I know how the book ends)...but I just don't think Shania Twain is cut out to tell a story through the pages of a book. Stick to song writing (cuz I love her music!)

The book just didn't seem to flow right. She seemed to take every More...

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Feb 10, 2012

Alexa rated it:

Incredibly honest I have to say ... Makes you relate to the human being, I didn't see the celebrity at all, it felt like talking to a friend, at some point I caught my self thinking ... "I know what you mean ... Or ... You know what? You are lucky that you didn't have to put with this or that ... Sometimes just old plain ... You are right" At some point feeling with her, not for her (as you do with your friends in the good and bad)
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Sep 10, 2011

Dawn rated it:

Okay I was a sucker for the Borders going out of business sale and felt I HAD to purchase something. Shania Twain's biography was originally $35.00 and I got it for like $3.00...so I read it. It is written like someone with no writing experience so be ready for thoughts that pop up and change directions several times. But as a story, its interesting. Very small town girl, with a truly sad childhood perseveres and because a best selling artist. Her point in the story (although not as inspiri More...

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May 29, 2011

Brenda rated it:

Well done. I grew up in Timmins a few years ahead of her in school. The early years are,sadly, all too true.
Loved hearing about her rise to fame and how it came fast and much too much too handle. I think if we are being honest, we all would have had a hard time handling it. While she has enjoyed a few years of fame, she certainly paid the price along the way and has had so much sadness in her life. She is Gracious and Grateful with capital Gs.

I think she gives great advice and is More...

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Nov 28, 2011

Keith rated it:

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Aug 14, 2011

Msathos rated it:

Actually a 4-minus on the star rating . . . Shania Twain paints a realistic and stark picture of her childhood, and she documents her rise to and through her stardom in an enjoyable, anecdotal manner. I came away from these sections admiring her even more as a performer and artist because of all she endured and overcame to find success, coming through it all with a strong sense of self and a great sense of humor. Yet, despite such honesty, I couldn't give the book a higher rating because of the More...

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Nov 04, 2011

Alexis rated it:

I have always loved Shania Twain. What is not to like? Unlike most memoirs of famous people, Shania spent a good deal of the book talking candidly and at length about her early life before she was famous. I found this quite refreshing. We all know a great deal about famous people's lives once they become famous, it's their before fame and the behind the scenes stuff that we, as readers, are after. At least that is my spin on such matters. I couldn't stop reading the first half of this book. The More...

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Jul 03, 2011

Josh rated it:

I’ve read a lot of reviews that went on at length about how ‘scatty’ and haphazard the organisation of this book was. Others seemed to see this as a negative quality, but I actually enjoyed that aspect.

Autobiographies that are too organised and formal keep the reader at arms length, and I often find it prevents me from really connecting with the person’s story. Her jumping between memories, for the most part, followed the flow of regular conversation which gave a genuine feel to her More...

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Jun 29, 2011

Kats rated it:

This is not as bad as Ulrika Jonsson's autobiography ("Honest") but it is almost up there in terms of the writing. However, in Shania's case the poor style, random anecdotes, repetitive observations and conclusions on her life were actually what drew me in - as I mostly read fiction by very accomplished authors, it is rare for me to read a story by someone who has written a book purely for the sake of telling her story (to her son in years to come - he's too young to read all the harro More...

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Mar 08, 2011

Stuart rated it:

this book is more than a love letter to the fans. As she has done with the lyrics of her songs, Shania opens up and is enchanting, funny and at times immensely and intensely vulnerable in a way she rarely allows herself to be with the public. Her strength is showcased with such brilliance that one can’t help but be inspired to stay strong no matter what life throws your way. From This Moment On will inspire women to heal, encourage children to dream all the while giving the world (especially Twa More...

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Oct 25, 2011

Lorna rated it:

I gave this a 4/5 not for the writing (which was fine), but for the humility and honesty with which she writes. I was shocked... shocked at some of the things she's experienced in her life. This book made me want to stop complaining about all of the things I don't have in my life. She came from nothing and achieved so much. You really get insight into how long she struggled in her music career, how her mother pushed her relentlessly, how poor they were growing up, her parents' conflicts, how More...

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Aug 22, 2011

V rated it:

A good read, especially for any Shania fan. One should admire her courage enough to display her life - a private person - as she did in the book. It was interesting to get a behind the fame view of how much one would actually crave some type of "normalcy". Admittingly, a couple of parts made me teary eye'd in how one can incessantly torture themselves when betrayed by friends and / or spouses and how any loss, death or divorce, can alter anyone's life, rich or poor, we all hurt, and More...

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May 12, 2011

Karen rated it:

I loved this book and couldn't put it down because Shania writes the way she speaks...from her heart to the page, she is honest, vulnerable and transparent. I admire the way in which she seeks to process/understand the trials in her life without judgement. I loved her tomboyish charm, the images of the unforgiving North, the respect she maintained for herself as a young girl thrust into a sometimes seedy industry. Loved her songwriting spirit and her amazing ability to put her suffering into p More...

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Sep 05, 2011

Catherine rated it:

3 1/2 stars - Although I knew that she came from humble beginnings, I was surprised to learn how much poverty was such a large part of her young life. I admire her for overcoming her past and working hard and never giving up on her dream. One minor disappointment was that she didn't give a shout out to her birthplace, Windsor Ontario (my hometown). Since all her mother's family was up in Timmons, there was no reason given as to why she gave birth to her here. I could really relate to her hone More...

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Aug 22, 2011

Diane rated it:

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Oct 18, 2011

Kristy rated it:

Shania tells her story of her life as a child growing up in poverty, the tragic death of her parents, and her stressful career. Her writing is captivating yet not too poetic, and she does a fabulous job conveying the emotions she felt as these terrible things were happening to her. Hearing how such a well-recognized and established artists' perspective and story was quite interesting, considering her troubled childhood. I as surprised that such a fabulous musician could also have quite a bit More...

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Aug 18, 2011

Freda rated it:

Well we all know who Shania Twain is, so it should come as no surprise that she is on a growing list of celebrities who have penned a memoir. Although hers is good, there wasn't anything too exciting or not already public knowledge. Especially if you are a Canadian chick, and one from Ontario too boot.
It was nice to see how far she has come since her very public divorce. She seems to be in the best place possible, and I am glad to see her back in the public eye.
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Aug 03, 2011

Carol rated it:

I'm not a fan of autobiographies, yet I love Shania Twain and was interested in reading her life story. I was surprised learning about her tough childhood, her parents struggling to make ends meet, her father's abusive nature, then the hardship she endured starting out singing in Nashville. But her emotional breakdown discovering the affair of her husband and best friend, stole my heart, I felt her pain and her struggle to open up and love again.

All in all this is a wonderful book, as More...

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May 28, 2011

Amelia the Strange rated it:

I downloaded this book shortly before Why Not started on OWN. I really enjoyed partaking in both of them at the same time. I appreciated getting to read about her struggles and then getting to watch her take control of her life by trying to rediscover her voice. What i most appreciate about her writing is she does not at all seem bitter or rensentful. She gives credit where credit is due and that includes her ex-husband (who had an affair...with Shania's best friend). Even though her childhood c More...

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Nov 14, 2011

Amanda rated it:

Shania Twain shot to fame on the country music charts in 1995 with her second album The Woman in Me. Her music was part of the new generation of 90s country, featuring such artists as Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, etc…, that would blend country and pop for a new sound. In her memoir Shani recounts her life from her childhood in the northern part of Ottawa, Canada to her sudden fame to the heartbreaking realization that her husband was cheating on her with her best friend to her recovery More...

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Aug 20, 2011

Heather rated it:

Shania Twain truly does have a rags to riches story, but of course it is not without remarkable struggles along the way. She overcame poverty and an abusive home to become a pillar in the country music world. It was a bit shocking at times to read the extent of the abuse between her parents and in turn her, an impressionable youth. It makes my heart happy to know that this little girl rose above such circumstances and though she also endured an ill-fated first marriage, has come to know true lo More...

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Nov 08, 2011

Marcia rated it:

I'll tell ya, to me, this book was amazing, but because I went through a similar situation last year. To read about her difficult life and her climb to popularity, it just goes to show you that you don't really know a person when they are a star. If you've been betrayed by not only one but two people that you loved, it is a great loss, and a daily mental struggle - especially if you have to see these people every day. How Shania describes her feelings and strength she used to get through was v More...

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Jul 21, 2011

Peggy rated it:

Never in a million years could I have imagined what I would find out about Shania Twain's life. I couldn't stop thinking about it for weeks after I finished it. She definitely has the kind of life you can write an autobiography about.

I really didn't like the ending of the book, though. I felt she included a lot about her divorce in order to get back at those who hurt her. I do understand these are the most recent events in her life, and therefore hold the most emotion in her still More...

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